Most of the prints that I do, are my own work. Funnily enough, I think I can't draw. I am certainly no artist. I guess that is just my own being "down on myself" thing. Takes me back to high school art class.... and then all the way through Fashion School. I never thought I could draw, but somehow I got by.... and actually I got great marks! So now with my own clothing line, I need to come up with NEW art for my prints every year. Its daunting.... especially when you consider yourself "art challenged". I often find photos of real shells or real ocean objects, put them on a lightbox and paint over them with ink, adding a swirl or...

When I was a little girl, my parents took my sister and I out of school for a few months and took us sailing around the Great Barrier Reef. One of the most memorable islands we visited was Heron Island which is a natural coral cay, visited annually by great mamma turtles intent on laying their eggs. The photo below shows this spectacular island which you can walk around in 20 minutes. Click here for more information on Heron Island. While we were on the island some baby turtles had hatched and were being taken care of by an organization on the island helping these turtles reach adulthood. Here is a photo below of my sister Cristi (the cute blonde one)...

Christmas looms closer and our shopping reaches a level of harried craziness. Just shop shop shop to check those names off your Christmas list.... done. done. done. This Christmas I was trying to create a LIST for us island girls.... something that you can just forward to your love ones to say - "well I love all of them, or I love no.2 and 3" subtle hints to ensure you get things you like. AND if you are not sure you will get anything you like, what I normally do is, buy a few things for myself and wrap them up. The card reads "Dear Kim, thanks so much for everything you do. Love Kim" and one gift a...